Work, Energy, and Power
A ball with a mass of 4 kg is moving at a speed of 5 m/s. What is its translational kinetic energy?
10 J
20 J
50 J
500 J
An object has a kinetic energy of 100 J and a mass of 8 kg. What is its velocity?
2.5 m/s
3.5 m/s
5 m/s
25 m/s
If the mass of an object increases by 50% and its velocity decreases by 20%, what is the approximate percentage change in its kinetic energy?
Increased by 20%
Decreased by 20%
Increased by 14%
Decreased by 14%
Which of the following statements is true regarding kinetic energy?
Kinetic energy is a vector quantity.
Kinetic energy can be negative.
Kinetic energy is a scalar quantity and can be negative.
Kinetic energy is a scalar quantity and is always positive or zero.
Two objects with masses 2 kg and 3 kg are moving in opposite directions with speeds of 5 m/s and 2 m/s, respectively. What is the total kinetic energy of the system?
16 J
25 J
31 J
35 J
A person is sitting on a train moving at a constant velocity of 20 m/s. What is the approximate kinetic energy of the person relative to the train?
It depends on the mass of the person.
It depends on the length of the train.
Zero
It is the same as the kinetic energy relative to the ground.
A 70 kg person walks at a speed of 1 m/s inside a train moving at 30 m/s. What is the person's kinetic energy relative to the ground?
35 J
31500 J
32850 J
32000 J

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A 2 kg object has 16 J of work done on it. What is the change in its kinetic energy?
4 J
8 J
16 J
32 J
A 5 kg object slides down a frictionless ramp from a height of 10 m. What is its kinetic energy at the bottom of the ramp? (Assume )
98 J
245 J
490 J
980 J
A bicycle has a mass of 15 kg and is moving at a speed of 2 m/s. What is its translational kinetic energy?
15 J
30 J
45 J
60 J